Education in the Weimar Republic

Question 3

What was the aim of post war education under the socialists?

Answer 3

Wanted a newer and fairer education system; state schools, non-confessional intake, no religious education

Question 4

What was the compulsory Grundschule set up for kids aged 6-10, who approved and who disapproved?

Answer 4

School without clerical inspection; parents could opt out of religious education; Northern Länder approved, Southern Länder disapproved

Question 5

What party caused lots of disagreements surrounding education?

Answer 5

The Centre Party; wanted to keep religious education; Länder allowed local control

Question 6

What bill was proposed in 1927 and who opposed and who supported it?

Answer 6

Bill proposed equal footing for confessional, common, and secular schools if requested by 40+ parents; supported by Reich’s Parents League; opposed by Volkskirche Association for Evangelical Freedom; bill not passed

Question 7

How did compulsory education remain diverse in Weimar? GIVE STATS

Answer 7

1931: 29,000 professional schools, 15,000+ Catholic schools, 97 Jewish schools, 8921 common schools, 295 secular schools

Question 8

Beyond the age of 10 children had to be in paid education, what is a Haptschule, Realschule and Gymnasium?

Answer 8

Haptschule: 5 years, trade/apprenticeship; Realschule: 6 years, business/technical; Gymnasium: 9 years, university; Career decided at age 10

Question 9

What did the 1928 survey of the fathers of uni students reveal?

Answer 9

45% were civil servants, 21% of those had university education; only 2.3% working class; mainly rich accessed university

Question 10

What did Weimar’s constitutional principle of freedom result in universities having?

Answer 10

Formation of university ‘corporations’ with nationwide associations

Question 11

What university corporation was popular amongst the wealthy?

Answer 11

‘Duelling’ corporations; sword fights to settle disputes; sons of wealthy landowners joined; non-duelling ones were seen as inferior

Question 12

How many university students were a part of a corporation and why?

Answer 12

1928: 56% of students in corporations; membership affected career prospects

Question 13

What was the name of a racial exclusive corporation?

Answer 13

German-Aryan Chambers; exclusive due to race and class